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A scheme for designating enzymes that hydrolyse the polysaccharides in the cell walls of plants
Author(s) -
Henrissat B,
Teeri T.T,
Warren R.A.J
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)00265-8
Subject(s) - polysaccharide , enzyme , hydrolysis , glycoside hydrolase , stereospecificity , biochemistry , cell wall , chemistry , scheme (mathematics) , enzymatic hydrolysis , amino acid , catalysis , mathematics , mathematical analysis
A scheme is proposed for designating enzymes that hydrolyse the polysaccharides in the cell walls of plants. These enzymes are predominantly β‐1,4‐glycanases. The scheme is based on the classification of the catalytic domains of glycoside hydrolases into families of related amino acid sequences. The new designation for an enzyme indicates its family and, because all members of a family have these characteristics in common, its three‐dimensional fold and stereospecificity of hydrolysis. The scheme is intended to simplify comparison of the systems of enzymes produced by different microorganisms for the hydrolysis of plant cell walls.